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New Black Panthers arrested for straw gun purchases and bomb plot in Ferguson

FBI Arrests Members Of The New Black Panthers For Trying To Build Bombs In Ferguson

The FBI has arrested two members of the New Black Panther Party on
federal firearms charges. The two men were reportedly arrested as part
of an FBI sting for attempting to acquire explosives to use during
protests over the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.

The two men, identified by Newsweek and Reuters
as Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Davis, were arraigned Friday on
the Federal firearms charges. The two men were arrested for attempting
to purchase firearms for fellow members of the New Black Panther Party.

Two men suspected of buying explosives they planned to
detonate during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, once a grand jury
decides the Michael Brown case, were arrested on Friday and charged with
federal firearms offenses, a law enforcement official told Reuters.

It turns out this was after the two had run afoul of the law on other charges:

The official said the two men are the same pair named in a
newly unsealed federal indictment returned on Nov. 19 charging Brandon
Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Davis with purchasing two pistols from a
firearms dealer under false pretenses.

According to the indictment, between Nov. 1 and 13,
Baldwin, also known as Brandon Muhammad, and Olajuwon, also known as
Olajuwon Ali and Brother Ali, acquired two Hi-Point .45 ACP pistols at
the store, claiming that Baldwin was the buyer when, in fact, the
weapons were intended for someone else.

Notices of sealed search warrants suggest federal agents searched
three locations during their investigation. Those warrants were not made
public and did not identify the person for whom the guns were allegedly
being purchased or for what purpose.

Hi-Point handguns are known for being cheap handguns. That’s why they’re among the guns most commonly found in police evidence lockers. Earlier in the summer, the FBI warned that the New Black Panther Party was trying to stir up violence in Ferguson.

However, as IJ Review has reported, the New Black Panthers aren’t the
only ones trying to ignite the spark of violence in Ferguson. In
August, we profiled a communist agitator who was trying to provoke a confrontation with police. The KKK has also been threatening to cause violence as well.

Hopefully, despite the provocations that the outside extremists are
trying to whip up, things will be peaceful in Ferguson once the jury has
reached its decision.

According to the indictment, between Nov. 1 and 13, Baldwin, also known as Brandon Muhammad, and Olajuwon, also known as Olajuwon Ali andBrother Ali, acquired two Hi-Point .45 ACP pistols at the store, claiming that Baldwin was the buyer when, in fact, the weapons were intended for someone else.

Not shockingly these these names did not appear in the original reports.

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